Loop-bearing for scales.



Patented July 27, 1915 i To all whom it may concern CHARLES EDWARD RIEDEL, OFJ DETRdIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO DETROIT SCALE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A. CORPOBA TION OF 'MICHIGAN.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 19, 1914. Serial No. 878,040.

Be itknown that I, CHARLES EDWARD RIEDEL, citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Loop-Bearings for Scales, and declare the, following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains. to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thls specification.

My invention relates to a loop bearing for scales. and is particularly designed for suspending a counterpoise weight from a scale beam. In devices of this character it iscustomary to provide the loop with a hardened member to receive the knife edge pivot of a scale mechanism and to this end one well known bearing is constructed of highly tempered sheet metal-of segmental form lodged in suitable openings in the loop provided for its reception. Thesegmental member howeveris frequently broken in assembling it with the loop, it being necessary to contract its diameter that it may enter the eyes of the latter.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a loop hanger with a hardened sheet metal member adapted to receive the lmife edge pivots of a scale mechanism, the construction being such that the parts may be readily assembled without the necessity of contracting-the bearing member in order that it may be engaged with the hanger,

Other advantages and improvements will hereafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying this specifications-Figure- 1, is a perspective View. of the loop hanger. Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the loop hanger showing the tines of its bifurcated portion spread apartto receive -the hardened sheet metal bearing; the

placed upon the drawings :-A,

bearing being indicated in section.

Referring now to the letters of reference denotes a hanger having spaced'parallel arms A, A, respectively bifurcated and with inwardly directedtines a, a, forming trunnions adapted to engage a sheet metal bearing B. The walls b,b, of the bearing are inclined Patented July 2'?', 1915.

toward each other at thetop to form a ridge 1), adapted to receive the knife edge pivot of a scalemechanism (not shown) and with depending parallel portions perforated to receive the trunnions-a,-a, of-the hanger.

Having indicated the several parts by ref-. erenceletters the manner of assembling the same will be readily understood :The tines a, (z of the hanger are initially spread apart to receive the bearing B, between them they are then bent toward each other that the ends of the tines may enter the vhaving tines adapted to be bent to enter apertures in a pivot bearing to serve as trunnions, and a pivot bearing comprising two members spaced apart provided with apertures to receive the tines of each furcation of the bifurcated member, whereby the respective members of the pivot bearing may be held in-alinement and linked to the bifurcated member.

2. A .device of the character described, comprising a bifurcated hanger the furca tions of which have tines directed toward each other adapted to be bent to loosely en- 'gage a perforated bearing, and said bearing having inclined wall portions forming a ridge adapted to receive a knife edge pivot and with parallel wall'portions spaced apart having apertures to receive the tines of the hanger, whereby the bearing may be loosely linked with the hanger.

3. In a device of the character described,

'9; pivot bearing having apertures to receive In testimony whereof, I sign this specifisleltrunalitilns of a lslupportiln i hange', anclll a cation in the presence of two witnesses.

, -s ape anger avmg 1 'urcate wa s, the furcations of which form trunnions EDWARD RIEDEL" 5 adapted to enter the apertures of the pivot Witnesses: V

' bearing, whereby the bearing and hanger are SAMUEL E. THOMAS,

linked together. LENA WEIGAND.

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' Washington, D. 0." 

